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When Rachel and her husband, Adam, move to Maple Cottage in remote Cheshire, it should be the fulfilment of their dream to start a family. Haunted by her past and challenged by events around her, Rachel finds that her home is not the sanctuary she envisaged - and neither is her marriage. Adam's temper rages when he discovers he is infertile. She seeks solace in the arms of her gardener and falls pregnant. Dreams become reality - and a garden grows, but as every gardener knows, even the most beautiful plants can be toxic.

So what happens when your husband runs off with your best friend? When you discover the dead body of an old man halfway through your delivery round? When your house is burgled and you get beaten up? Doris, Andy, and Colleen are about to find out. They’re also about to discover that you can find friendship and support in the oddest of places....

Willow believes that her sister, who died in a house fire when they were children, can communicate with her from beyond the grave. Could her sister's warnings be about her boyfriend, the new life she’s about to embark on or the building she’s set to move into? A building that used to be a young offender's institute, Willow is unsure but as events unfold, family life is not all is what it seems.... The author's signature poetic prose and the combination of emotional scenes and hard-hitting themes make this a story to remember.

In Stained Glass Lives, Louise Worthington’s writing fuses poetry and prose, beauty, and violence. Sometimes, tender, sometimes harsh, she explores loss, female power, and the power of distorted thought, as well as creating stark portraits of family, violence, and revenge. 

Psychotherapist Emma-Jane Glass has prioritized work over leisure for far too long. She does whatever it takes to help her clients, and it's bordering on professional obsession. When she publishes a controversial article about unstable mothers murdering their children, an anonymous letter arrives on her doorstep: I will expose you. Then, I will mutilate you…wait for me. After she is abducted, Doctor Glass finds herself at the mercy of a sociopath. But being a doctor of the mind, she feels an urge to help her fragile captor, even if it might shatter her sanity—and her life.

Five strangers are brought together on a reality TV show, The Entrepreneur, to win a cash prize that could change their lives forever. When the five contestants move into a remote house and filming begins, their business plans are unveiled. But when one contestant wins a task by selling murderabilia, it sets in motion a chain of events that will test the sanity of each contender and put them all in danger.